Reducing drought effects on croplands in the west-central Great Plains

Greb, B.W. (1979) Reducing drought effects on croplands in the west-central Great Plains. Other. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington.

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Abstract

Despite vast new technology, the severe drought of 1977 in the Western United States was a rude reminder that people do not yet control the whims of nature. Record low snowfall in the winter of 1976-77 was received in all major western mountain watersheds, including the Cascades of the Pacific Northwest, the High Sierras in California, the Basin Ranges, and the entire Rocky Mountain system from northern Montana to New Mexico...

Item Type: Monograph (Other)
Uncontrolled Keywords: central Great Plains, drought, dryland, erosion, evaporation, herbicide, irrigated, runoff, snow barriers, stubble mulch, summer fallow, terraces, tillage, water use, weeds, winter wheat
Author Affiliation: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Subjects: Soil Science and Microbiology > Soil Sciences
Divisions: General
Depositing User: Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited: 09 Aug 2012 03:32
Last Modified: 09 Aug 2012 03:33
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/7255

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